First published: Fri Mar 09 2018(Updated: )
Huawei Honor V9 Play smart phones with the versions before Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of a component. An attacker who get a user's smart phone can execute specific operation, and delete the fingerprint of the phone without authentication.
Credit: psirt@huawei.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Huawei Honor V9 Play Firmware | <jimmy-al00ac00b135 | |
Huawei Honor V9 Play Firmware |
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The severity of CVE-2017-17145 is classified as high due to the potential for unauthorized access to user data.
To fix CVE-2017-17145, users should update their Huawei Honor V9 Play smartphones to the firmware version Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 or later.
CVE-2017-17145 affects Huawei Honor V9 Play smartphones running firmware versions prior to Jimmy-AL00AC00B135.
CVE-2017-17145 is an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthorized actions on the device.
Yes, CVE-2017-17145 can lead to data loss as it allows an attacker to delete the fingerprint data without authentication.